Tarkio climate

Tarkio Weather in December

NOAA 1991-2020 normals for Tarkio, 1.1 km from Tarkio

Average highs run from 42°F on December 1 to 34°F on December 31, and lows from 24°F to 16°F.

December day by day

The normal high and low for each date, and the record, in °F.

Normal daily high and low temperature at Tarkio, in °F, with the record for each date.-40-20020406080151015202530
  • Normal low
  • Normal high
  • Record high
  • Record low

December at a glance

Average high
37°F
Average low
20°F
Snowfall
6.4 in
Record high
73°FDec 6, 1939
Record low
-26°FDec 22, 1983
Chance of a freeze
100%
Daylight
9 h 30 min to 9 h 20 min
Cloud cover
59%
Humidity
82%
Dew point
23°F
Wind
11.0 mph

Every day of the month

A wet day has at least 0.01 inch of precipitation; snow means at least 0.1 inch of snowfall.

DateNormal highNormal lowRecord highRecord lowChance wetChance of snow
Dec 142°F24°F65°F 1995-2°F 19449%
Dec 241°F24°F66°F 1998-3°F 19859%
Dec 341°F24°F69°F 20213°F 19669%
Dec 440°F23°F67°F 19981°F 202510%
Dec 540°F23°F69°F 20012°F 196410%
Dec 639°F23°F73°F 1939-9°F 195010%
Dec 739°F22°F61°F 1939-4°F 195010%
Dec 839°F22°F68°F 1946-8°F 197611%
Dec 938°F22°F65°F 1918-11°F 200511%
Dec 1038°F21°F62°F 2020-9°F 200911%
Dec 1138°F21°F66°F 1965-7°F 200911%
Dec 1237°F21°F63°F 1968-9°F 196211%
Dec 1337°F20°F60°F 1975-19°F 196112%
Dec 1437°F20°F60°F 1975-19°F 198512%
Dec 1536°F20°F62°F 2021-15°F 198912%
Dec 1636°F19°F73°F 2021-13°F 198912%
Dec 1736°F19°F71°F 1939-8°F 198912%
Dec 1836°F19°F63°F 1976-18°F 198113%
Dec 1935°F19°F59°F 2013-25°F 198313%
Dec 2035°F18°F65°F 1941-22°F 198313%
Dec 2135°F18°F60°F 1941-16°F 198913%
Dec 2235°F18°F59°F 1957-26°F 198313%
Dec 2335°F18°F71°F 1964-23°F 198913%
Dec 2435°F17°F59°F 2025-22°F 198914%
Dec 2534°F17°F62°F 1936-18°F 198314%
Dec 2634°F17°F62°F 1959-17°F 194814%
Dec 2734°F17°F65°F 1946-17°F 201714%
Dec 2834°F17°F67°F 1984-13°F 201714%
Dec 2934°F17°F67°F 1984-10°F 198314%
Dec 3034°F16°F62°F 1956-14°F 198314%
Dec 3134°F16°F67°F 2004-15°F 197614%

Chance of rain

The chance of at least 0.01 inch of precipitation on each date at Tarkio, in percent, and of at least 0.1 inch of snowfall.0510151102030
  • Chance of a wet day
  • Chance of snowfall

Sunrise and sunset

Times for 2026, local time (CST).

December 1
sunrise 7:26 AM, sunset 4:56 PM
December 31
sunrise 7:45 AM, sunset 5:05 PM

Every day of December: sun and moon

Other months

Sources

Normals: NOAA NCEI U.S. Climate Normals, 1991-2020, station USW00014945 (Tarkio), public domain. Records: NOAA GHCN-Daily, station USC00137613, every year on file, quality-flagged values removed. Cloud, humidity, wind and sunshine: NASA POWER (MERRA-2, CERES and GEWEX SRB), 1991-2020. The data was obtained from the National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA) Langley Research Center's Prediction Of Worldwide Energy Resources (POWER) project funded through the NASA Earth Science Division: POWER Daily API v2, accessed 2026-09-24. Sun and moon: computed with the NOAA solar equations and Meeus.